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Impounded
by Linda Gordon • 2006
Dorothea Lange's internment photos were impounded: they showed the humanity the government denied.
4.28
393
Impounded Summary
Impounded 91%
Dorothea Lange's internment photos were impounded: they showed the humanity the government denied.
by Linda Gordon 2006
4.28
393 ratings
Nisei Daughter
by Monica Itoi Sone • 1979
A Seattle girl's American childhood shatters when Pearl Harbor turns her family into the enemy.
3.90
1k+
Nisei Daughter Summary
Nisei Daughter 90%
A Seattle girl's American childhood shatters when Pearl Harbor turns her family into the enemy.
by Monica Itoi Sone 1979
3.90
1k+ ratings
The Forgotten Highlander
by Alistair Urquhart • 2010
Death Railway, hellship, Nagasaki. A Scottish soldier breaks his silence to demand Japan atone.
4.54
6k+
The Forgotten Highlander Summary
The Forgotten Highlander 89%
Death Railway, hellship, Nagasaki. A Scottish soldier breaks his silence to demand Japan atone.
by Alistair Urquhart 2010
4.54
6k+ ratings
Forgiveness
by Mark Sakamoto • 2014
One grandfather survived a Japanese POW camp. One grandmother, internment. Their kids married.
4.00
5k+
Forgiveness Summary
Forgiveness 88%
One grandfather survived a Japanese POW camp. One grandmother, internment. Their kids married.
by Mark Sakamoto 2014
4.00
5k+ ratings
The Last Year of the War
by Susan Meissner • 2019
Her memory fading, an elderly woman searches for the childhood friend from a WWII internment camp.
4.21
23k+
The Last Year of the War Summary
The Last Year of the War 88%
Her memory fading, an elderly woman searches for the childhood friend from a WWII internment camp.
by Susan Meissner 2019
4.21
23k+ ratings
Island Infernos
by John C. McManus • 2021
Behind every Pacific island invasion: a hidden war of logistics, codebreaking, and command feuds.
4.46
703
Island Infernos Summary
Island Infernos 87%
Behind every Pacific island invasion: a hidden war of logistics, codebreaking, and command feuds.
by John C. McManus 2021
4.46
703 ratings
Illiberal America
by Steven Hahn • 2024
American liberty as a tradition is a Cold War invention; illiberalism is the nation's true center.
4.16
318
Illiberal America Summary
Illiberal America 87%
American liberty as a tradition is a Cold War invention; illiberalism is the nation's true center.
by Steven Hahn 2024
4.16
318 ratings
The Greatest Generation Speaks
by Tom Brokaw • 1998
World War II veterans stayed silent for decades. Their letters reveal what they could not say.
4.10
2k+
The Greatest Generation Speaks Summary
The Greatest Generation Speaks 87%
World War II veterans stayed silent for decades. Their letters reveal what they could not say.
by Tom Brokaw 1998
4.10
2k+ ratings
American Midnight
by Adam Hochschild • 2022
The war fought to secure democracy abroad nearly destroyed it at home, and America forgot.
4.20
5k+
American Midnight Summary
American Midnight 87%
The war fought to secure democracy abroad nearly destroyed it at home, and America forgot.
by Adam Hochschild 2022
4.20
5k+ ratings
Somewhere There Is Still a Sun
by Michael Gruenbaum • 2015
An eight-year-old's Prague becomes Terezin, where soccer and a children's opera are his defiance.
4.32
2k+
Somewhere There Is Still a Sun Summary
Somewhere There Is Still a Sun 87%
An eight-year-old's Prague becomes Terezin, where soccer and a children's opera are his defiance.
by Michael Gruenbaum 2015
4.32
2k+ ratings
The Jailhouse Lawyer
by Calvin Duncan • 2025
He taught himself law from death row, freed other inmates, and walked free after 28 years.
4.49
1k+
The Jailhouse Lawyer Summary
The Jailhouse Lawyer 86%
He taught himself law from death row, freed other inmates, and walked free after 28 years.
by Calvin Duncan 2025
4.49
1k+ ratings
Worse Than Slavery
by David M. Oshinsky • 1996
Slavery ended. Mississippi made convicts cheaper than slaves and built an empire on their labor.
4.31
1k+
Worse Than Slavery Summary
Worse Than Slavery 86%
Slavery ended. Mississippi made convicts cheaper than slaves and built an empire on their labor.
by David M. Oshinsky 1996
4.31
1k+ ratings
The Guarded Gate
by Daniel Okrent • 2019
How elite pseudoscience shut America's gates, locked out a generation, and inspired the Nazis.
4.05
896
The Guarded Gate Summary
The Guarded Gate 86%
How elite pseudoscience shut America's gates, locked out a generation, and inspired the Nazis.
by Daniel Okrent 2019
4.05
896 ratings
Freedom from Fear
by David M. Kennedy • 1999
How World War I's broken peace became the Depression, and World War II made modern America.
4.21
5k+
Freedom from Fear Summary
Freedom from Fear 86%
How World War I's broken peace became the Depression, and World War II made modern America.
by David M. Kennedy 1999
4.21
5k+ ratings
American Poison
by Eduardo Porter • 2020
White America starved the safety net to keep it from minorities. Then inequality came for everyone.
3.91
270
American Poison Summary
American Poison 86%
White America starved the safety net to keep it from minorities. Then inequality came for everyone.
by Eduardo Porter 2020
3.91
270 ratings
American Prison
by Shane Bauer • 2018
Undercover as a guard, a reporter finds that profiting from captivity built the American prison.
4.23
13k+
American Prison Summary
American Prison 86%
Undercover as a guard, a reporter finds that profiting from captivity built the American prison.
by Shane Bauer 2018
4.23
13k+ ratings
White Storm
by Martin Gelin • 2025
An unhealed racial wound, centuries old, is finally devouring American democracy from the inside.
4.66
35
White Storm Summary
White Storm 86%
An unhealed racial wound, centuries old, is finally devouring American democracy from the inside.
by Martin Gelin 2025
4.66
35 ratings
Unbroken
by Laura Hillenbrand • 2010
Olympian. Castaway. POW. Louie Zamperini survived three nightmares. The fourth was his own hatred.
4.39
1.0M+
Unbroken Summary
Unbroken 86%
Olympian. Castaway. POW. Louie Zamperini survived three nightmares. The fourth was his own hatred.
by Laura Hillenbrand 2010
4.39
1.0M+ ratings
The New Jim Crow
by Michelle Alexander • 2010
No racist laws required: a felony conviction now strips the rights Jim Crow took by name.
4.52
118k+
The New Jim Crow Summary
The New Jim Crow 86%
No racist laws required: a felony conviction now strips the rights Jim Crow took by name.
by Michelle Alexander 2010
4.52
118k+ ratings
Prisoner
by Jason Rezaian • 2019
544 days inside Iran's most feared prison. The crime: journalism. The lifeline: his wife.
3.88
2k+
Prisoner Summary
Prisoner 86%
544 days inside Iran's most feared prison. The crime: journalism. The lifeline: his wife.
by Jason Rezaian 2019
3.88
2k+ ratings
Education of a Felon
by Edward Bunker • 1999
A career criminal's brutal education behind bars, and how literature gave him a way out.
4.14
2k+
Education of a Felon Summary
Education of a Felon 86%
A career criminal's brutal education behind bars, and how literature gave him a way out.
by Edward Bunker 1999
4.14
2k+ ratings
The Boy on the Wooden Box
by Leon Leyson • 2013
Youngest on Schindler's list, he needed a wooden box just to reach the factory levers.
4.38
30k+
The Boy on the Wooden Box Summary
The Boy on the Wooden Box 86%
Youngest on Schindler's list, he needed a wooden box just to reach the factory levers.
by Leon Leyson 2013
4.38
30k+ ratings
The Long Walk
by Slavomir Rawicz • 1956
Seven prisoners escape a Soviet gulag. Four thousand miles later, four reach India.
4.24
22k+
The Long Walk Summary
The Long Walk 86%
Seven prisoners escape a Soviet gulag. Four thousand miles later, four reach India.
by Slavomir Rawicz 1956
4.24
22k+ ratings
This Land Is Your Land
by Beverly Gage • 2026
Historic sites are not museums but battlegrounds where America's unresolved fights remain live.
3.84
2k+
This Land Is Your Land Summary
This Land Is Your Land 86%
Historic sites are not museums but battlegrounds where America's unresolved fights remain live.
by Beverly Gage 2026
3.84
2k+ ratings
Echo
by Pam Muñoz Ryan • 2015
A cursed harmonica travels through time, into the hands of three children fighting to belong.
4.36
48k+
Echo Summary
Echo 86%
A cursed harmonica travels through time, into the hands of three children fighting to belong.
by Pam Muñoz Ryan 2015
4.36
48k+ ratings
National Security Cinema
by Matthew Alford • 2017
The Pentagon secretly approved or killed your favorite movies, one script at a time.
3.81
113
National Security Cinema Summary
National Security Cinema 86%
The Pentagon secretly approved or killed your favorite movies, one script at a time.
by Matthew Alford 2017
3.81
113 ratings
The Gulag Archipelago
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn • 1973
A hidden continent of prison camps spanned the Soviet Union, reconstructed here by a survivor.
4.35
14k+
The Gulag Archipelago Summary
The Gulag Archipelago 86%
A hidden continent of prison camps spanned the Soviet Union, reconstructed here by a survivor.
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 1973
4.35
14k+ ratings
Day Of Deceit
by Robert B. Stinnett • 1999
FDR provoked Japan into attacking, then hid the intercepted warnings from Pearl Harbor.
3.68
489
Day Of Deceit Summary
Day Of Deceit 86%
FDR provoked Japan into attacking, then hid the intercepted warnings from Pearl Harbor.
by Robert B. Stinnett 1999
3.68
489 ratings
Operation Hollywood
by David L. Robb • 2004
The military lent Hollywood its jets and ships, then demanded veto power over the script.
3.46
72
Operation Hollywood Summary
Operation Hollywood 86%
The military lent Hollywood its jets and ships, then demanded veto power over the script.
by David L. Robb 2004
3.46
72 ratings
Making Americans
by Desmond King • 2000
How a century of immigration quotas and eugenics built whiteness into the definition of American.
3.17
12
Making Americans Summary
Making Americans 86%
How a century of immigration quotas and eugenics built whiteness into the definition of American.
by Desmond King 2000
3.17
12 ratings
Japanese for Travellers
by Katie Kitamura • 2007
Beneath Japan's celebrated cool: an economy ruined, a youth paralyzed, and a country losing memory.
3.13
93
Japanese for Travellers Summary
Japanese for Travellers 86%
Beneath Japan's celebrated cool: an economy ruined, a youth paralyzed, and a country losing memory.
by Katie Kitamura 2007
3.13
93 ratings
The Japanese Lover
by Isabel Allende • 2015
Polish refugee and Japanese gardener's son keep a secret love across decades of war and separation.
3.89
98k+
The Japanese Lover Summary
The Japanese Lover 86%
Polish refugee and Japanese gardener's son keep a secret love across decades of war and separation.
by Isabel Allende 2015
3.89
98k+ ratings
Strong Men Armed
by Robert Leckie • 1961
The Marine Corps' Pacific campaign stripped of myth: chaos that no map could prepare them for.
4.38
1k+
Strong Men Armed Summary
Strong Men Armed 86%
The Marine Corps' Pacific campaign stripped of myth: chaos that no map could prepare them for.
by Robert Leckie 1961
4.38
1k+ ratings
Orange Is the New Black
by Piper Kerman • 2010
A decade-old drug crime. A year in federal prison. The hidden world of women doing time.
3.72
207k+
Orange Is the New Black Summary
Orange Is the New Black 86%
A decade-old drug crime. A year in federal prison. The hidden world of women doing time.
by Piper Kerman 2010
3.72
207k+ ratings
Life and Death in Shanghai
by Nien Cheng • 1986
When Red Guards destroyed her Shanghai home, she used Mao's own words to survive prison.
4.33
14k+
Life and Death in Shanghai Summary
Life and Death in Shanghai 86%
When Red Guards destroyed her Shanghai home, she used Mao's own words to survive prison.
by Nien Cheng 1986
4.33
14k+ ratings
Not Forgotten
by Kenneth Bae • 2016
North Korea sentences a missionary to 15 years hard labor. His jailers become his congregation.
4.13
1k+
Not Forgotten Summary
Not Forgotten 86%
North Korea sentences a missionary to 15 years hard labor. His jailers become his congregation.
by Kenneth Bae 2016
4.13
1k+ ratings
Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan
by Herbert P. Bix • 2000
Hirohito was no puppet. A hidden record of how Japan's emperor directed the Pacific War.
3.86
3k+
Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan Summary
Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan 86%
Hirohito was no puppet. A hidden record of how Japan's emperor directed the Pacific War.
by Herbert P. Bix 2000
3.86
3k+ ratings
Warsaw Boy
by Andrew Borowiec • 2014
He defied the Nazis at 15, fought in the Warsaw Uprising at 16, then survived the camps.
4.09
180
Warsaw Boy Summary
Warsaw Boy 86%
He defied the Nazis at 15, fought in the Warsaw Uprising at 16, then survived the camps.
by Andrew Borowiec 2014
4.09
180 ratings
Comfort Women
by Yoshimi Yoshiaki • 1995
Japan built the comfort stations itself, then spent decades claiming it did not.
3.96
152
Comfort Women Summary
Comfort Women 86%
Japan built the comfort stations itself, then spent decades claiming it did not.
by Yoshimi Yoshiaki 1995
3.96
152 ratings
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
by Jamie Ford • 2009
1942 Seattle: a Chinese boy and Japanese girl fall in love as war orders them apart.
4.05
317k+
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Summary
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet 86%
1942 Seattle: a Chinese boy and Japanese girl fall in love as war orders them apart.
by Jamie Ford 2009
4.05
317k+ ratings
Mao's America
by Xi Van Fleet • 2023
Mao's Red Guards burned the books of her childhood. Now she watches America strike the match.
4.42
560
Mao's America Summary
Mao's America 86%
Mao's Red Guards burned the books of her childhood. Now she watches America strike the match.
by Xi Van Fleet 2023
4.42
560 ratings
The Myth of American Exceptionalism
by Godfrey Hodgson • 2009
America's founding myths were built on misreadings. Corrupted, they now fuel inequality and war.
3.46
115
The Myth of American Exceptionalism Summary
The Myth of American Exceptionalism 86%
America's founding myths were built on misreadings. Corrupted, they now fuel inequality and war.
by Godfrey Hodgson 2009
3.46
115 ratings
These Truths
by Jill Lepore • 2018
American politics is a 500-year argument over who counts as a person and whose truth prevails.
4.40
14k+
These Truths Summary
These Truths 86%
American politics is a 500-year argument over who counts as a person and whose truth prevails.
by Jill Lepore 2018
4.40
14k+ ratings
Hitler's American Model
by James Q. Whitman • 2017
The Nuremberg Laws had an American blueprint. Nazi lawyers studied Jim Crow and found their model.
3.91
2k+
Hitler's American Model Summary
Hitler's American Model 86%
The Nuremberg Laws had an American blueprint. Nazi lawyers studied Jim Crow and found their model.
by James Q. Whitman 2017
3.91
2k+ ratings
The Girls of Atomic City
by Denise Kiernan • 2013
The young women of Oak Ridge built the atomic bomb. None of them knew it.
3.73
32k+
The Girls of Atomic City Summary
The Girls of Atomic City 86%
The young women of Oak Ridge built the atomic bomb. None of them knew it.
by Denise Kiernan 2013
3.73
32k+ ratings
Human Smoke
by Nicholson Baker • 2008
Before the Holocaust, the Allies closed doors, starved civilians, and firebombed cities.
4.06
2k+
Human Smoke Summary
Human Smoke 86%
Before the Holocaust, the Allies closed doors, starved civilians, and firebombed cities.
by Nicholson Baker 2008
4.06
2k+ ratings
After Auschwitz
by Eva Schloss • 2013
Betrayed on her fifteenth birthday, a girl survives Auschwitz and becomes Anne Frank's stepsister.
4.32
8k+
After Auschwitz Summary
After Auschwitz 86%
Betrayed on her fifteenth birthday, a girl survives Auschwitz and becomes Anne Frank's stepsister.
by Eva Schloss 2013
4.32
8k+ ratings
The Story of a Life
by Aharon Appelfeld • 1983
War silenced him. What grew in the silence, decades later, became a writer's whole art.
3.89
921
The Story of a Life Summary
The Story of a Life 86%
War silenced him. What grew in the silence, decades later, became a writer's whole art.
by Aharon Appelfeld 1983
3.89
921 ratings
The Last American Road Trip
by Sarah Kendzior • 2025
Route 66 promised reinvention. One family drives its ruins to find what's left of America.
3.84
2k+
The Last American Road Trip Summary
The Last American Road Trip 86%
Route 66 promised reinvention. One family drives its ruins to find what's left of America.
by Sarah Kendzior 2025
3.84
2k+ ratings
Freedom is a Constant Struggle
by Angela Y. Davis • 2015
Ferguson and Palestine share a playbook of state violence. The resistance is building its own.
4.44
36k+
Freedom is a Constant Struggle Summary
Freedom is a Constant Struggle 86%
Ferguson and Palestine share a playbook of state violence. The resistance is building its own.
by Angela Y. Davis 2015
4.44
36k+ ratings
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